Join Community, Equity and Diversity for the DE&I 365 Symposium
BLACK LIVES MATTER. Community, Equity and Diversity (CED) established the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) 365 Symposium as a virtual "third space" for University of Rhode Island students, faculty, staff, alumni, affiliates, and community members to convene conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and decolonization. The conversations will take many forms, including panels, workshops, book talks, discussion groups, envisioning sessions, and teach-ins, bringing together a multitude of voices and perspectives to grapple with the topics that impact us within and beyond the University. The theme for this year's DE&I 365 Symposium is Black Lives Matter. This summer, CED will offer a preview of the sessions planned for the academic year, so please viair the CED webpage for updates.

Session Description: This module is the third of four required workshop modules to earn CED’s Social Justice & Inclusion Microcredential. The module presents and discusses the ways deeply hidden biases shape decision-making and how to implement actions that disrupt these patterns at various levels. The intended objectives for this module are to (a) describe the roots of bias; (b) differentiate between explicit and implicit bias; (c) discuss the common manifestations of implicit bias; (d) explain the Implicit Association Test (IAT), aggregated results, and controversies; (d) outline the types of change (e.g., first- and second-order) and targets of change (e.g., individual, group, and organizational levels) in the multicultural change intervention matrix (MCIM); and (e) apply the MCIM Tool to brainstorm change interventions that will disrupt implicit bias in the workplace. Intended for University faculty and staff.